Fatah's armed wing hold demonstration

Описание: (31 Dec 2010)
1. Fatah fighters marching in formation
2. Fatah fighters carrying rocket propelled grenades (RPGs)
3. Various of Fatah fighters marching in formation with machine guns
4. Fighters wearing face covers and carrying RPGs
5. SOUNDBITE: (Arabic) Mounir Al-Makdah, a Fatah leader in Lebanon:
"Any Israeli aggression on Lebanon, we as the Palestinian people should be in the front line with the Lebanese army and the resistance to defend Lebanon."
6. Fighters standing to attention with their RPGs
7. Various of fighters marching
STORYLINE:
A Palestinian leader in Lebanon said on Friday the country's factions should show a united force against any Israeli aggression.
Munir Maqdah of Fatah spoke during a parade in Lebanon's largest refugee camp, Ein el-Hilweh, to mark the 46th anniversary of the founding of the Palestinian resistance movement.
Hundreds of heavily armed fighters wearing masks marched through the cramped shantytown, where rival Palestinian groups such as Fatah and Hamas have carved out separate territories.
Fatah's top leader is Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.
Ein el-Hilweh is home to 70,000 people, making it the largest of Lebanon's 12 Palestinian refugee camps.
The camps are notorious for their lawlessness. Factions of Palestinian fighters police the camps, but clashes are common.
Lebanese troops patrol the perimeters but have no jurisdiction inside.

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